ryeud
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my viper er seems is not charging, after riding a bit the light go dim tach goes out. I have replaced the battery not the problem. any ideas on where to start? thanx
You need to do a few tests.
Test the output coming right off of the battery surface with a multi meter when running (surface charge) should read anywhere from 13-14 volts depending on what RPM you have it at. Even if your battery wasnt charging, Your sled and all electrical accessories will work fine so I doubt this is the issue
Probably just a case of some chaffed wires in the wiring harness that runs under the motor.
If you havnt eliminated the problem by this point, your stator might be on its way out but I doubt it.
Test the output coming right off of the battery surface with a multi meter when running (surface charge) should read anywhere from 13-14 volts depending on what RPM you have it at. Even if your battery wasnt charging, Your sled and all electrical accessories will work fine so I doubt this is the issue
Probably just a case of some chaffed wires in the wiring harness that runs under the motor.
If you havnt eliminated the problem by this point, your stator might be on its way out but I doubt it.
I am not sure what tomseal6 is talking about, he may have confused this with something else. On a viper ER if the battery is low or has a bad cell the guage will not function correctly, flash on and off. You cant run a ER viper with out the battery, the ER is wired differntly then a std viper is.
What I would do is first check the shape of the battery it should read 12.8-13 volts, Does the sled whirl right over with the electric start or is it laboring to turn the engine over??
Now what you will need to do is check the 3 wire whit plug coming off the engine, this is the charging coil plug, theres 3 wires on it, when you look at it you want the single wire on the bottom, this is alos the locktab side of the plug, put your positive lead of your digital multimeter on that wire, now taking the black lead and checking the resistance of the 2 top wires, it should read .036-.044 ohms, this is the little upside down horses shoe on the meter. use the X1000 scale.
What I would do is first check the shape of the battery it should read 12.8-13 volts, Does the sled whirl right over with the electric start or is it laboring to turn the engine over??
Now what you will need to do is check the 3 wire whit plug coming off the engine, this is the charging coil plug, theres 3 wires on it, when you look at it you want the single wire on the bottom, this is alos the locktab side of the plug, put your positive lead of your digital multimeter on that wire, now taking the black lead and checking the resistance of the 2 top wires, it should read .036-.044 ohms, this is the little upside down horses shoe on the meter. use the X1000 scale.